Ecuadorian Tapaculo
Scytalopus robbinsi
Birdstrong against fish, reptiles
Epic
While active with another bird in play, it hits 6 harder on its first attack after entering play (12 with two others).
Ecuadorian Tapaculo
Scytalopus robbinsi
Birdstrong against fish, reptiles
Epic
While active with another bird in play, it hits 6 harder on its first attack after entering play (12 with two others).
Scytalopus robbinsi
Photo: © Barry Reed (original photo) · CC BY 4.0 (licence text) · cropped
Strong against: it deals 20% more damage to them. Weak against: these types deal 20% more damage to it.
The Ecuadorian tapaculo or El Oro tapaculo (Scytalopus robbinsi) is a small passerine bird belonging to the genus Scytalopus, a genus of tapaculos. It is restricted to a small area in south-western Ecuador and was not described until 1997.
It is a small tapaculo, 11 centimetres long. The bill is black and fairly heavy. The plumage is grey with a brown nape and rump and brown barring on the flanks. The tail is blackish. The female's underparts are browner than those of the male. The song is a series of double-notes repeated for about a minute.
The bird inhabits the undergrowth of humid forest between 700 and 1250 metres above sea-level on the Andean slope in El Oro Province, Guayas Province and Cañar Province and undoubtedly in the intervening Azuay Province. Its population is believed to be small and declining. It is threatened by the loss, degradation and fragmentation of its habitat and is classified as an endangered species by the IUCN. Part of its range lies within the protected Buenaventura Reserve.
Excerpt from the Wikipedia article El Oro tapaculo, by its authors, under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
Endangered on the IUCN Red List: that’s what makes this card Epic.
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